Their hope was the saints would take the offering and protect them from the evil spirits. Halloween today is community based with traditions to dress in costume and go trick-or-treating, while the Day of the Dead was and still is about honoring deceased friends and family. In order to honor the dead people create altars decorated with skulls made from wood or sugar, and favorite foods of the deceased. The two holidays are similar in that both are Catholic holidays, and involve spirits. The two holidays are different because one, people dress up and go trick-or-treating, and the other gathers with friends and family to honor the deceased.
One of the first films to use this theme, “Halloween” is set apart in that does so whilst tying in other themes, such as the idea of the dysfunctional American family, and the removal of childhood innocence. The use of the family ideology and the horror taking place within the family personalizes the film to a large majority of the audience; this could almost be their own family. This accessibility to a viewer is continued as the film opens, and this connection with the story and with the killer is what really differentiates “Halloween” from its peers. As the opening credits roll, non-diegetic music plays; a minor-key piano riff repeated with various accompaniments. Haunting in nature, it builds tension for what is to come, and immediately puts the audience in a state of constant unease.
"The History of Christmas" is the story of the origin of Santa Claus and his impact on the world today. St. Nicholas was a wealthy Christian priest and later bishop, who traveled the country helping people, giving gifts of money and other presents. His gifts were given late at night, so that the gift giver's identity would remain a secret. The Civil War cartoonist Thomas Nast drew Santa Claus for Harper's Weekly in 1862, and his drawing was used in the first Santa ads for the Coca-Cola Company's Christmas advertising in the 1920s. However, as the years progressed, the Santa advertisement had numerous images by many different artists, including Clement C. Moore's traditional St. Nicholas.
Extra ideas: one-to-one students may re-tell the story; the text can also be used to work past tense.Halloween History - Document Transcript From communion with the dead to pumpkins and pranks, Halloween is a patchwork holiday, stitched together with cultural, religious and occult traditions that span centuries. It all began with the Celts, a people whose culture had spread across Europe, more than 2,000 years ago. October 31st was the day they celebrated the end of the harvest season, in a festival called “Samhain”. That night also marked the Celtic new year, it was considered a time “between
Eric John, the author of Reassessing Anglo-Saxon England, tells us that the Anglo-Saxons were pagans for the first two centuries that they were in England. Bede tells us that the names of the months were significant (Hred-monath: March- the celebration of the goddess Hretha), as well as the significance of hills and mounds, such as the Harrow on the Hill. This, in Old English, translates to “hearn” which means sanctuary. These sanctuaries usually housed cults to gods/goddesses and later on many were consecrated to become Christian churches. Anglo-Saxon Paganism is obviously based on Germanic paganism which they carried over with them during the Anglo-Saxon invasion of the British Isles.
Satire Graphic Organizer for Option B Work Title: The Simpsons Season 22 Episode 8 The Fight Before Christmas Author / Creator: Matt Groening Publication Date: 2010 Historical Context: The writers were making fun of all the Christmas novels and movies at Christmas time. Plot Summary: Marge easily gets in the holiday spirit, but it's a little more difficult for the rest of the family. After the family goes to sleep before Christmas morning, each of the kids has a holiday-themed dream. What is being mocked in this piece? Human Institutions: • The South Pole • A Train • Santa • World War 2 Human Weaknesses: Revenge Bart lacks the Christmas spirit because he hasn’t gotten what he wanted for so he plans to shoot Santa.
On Christmas Eve religion plays a central role with the misa de gallo or Rooster Mass beginning at 10pm, which is a bit earlier than some other South American countries. Families return at midnight to toast the birth of Baby Jesus with champagne and begin to celebrate Christmas with a large roast turkey dinner and to exchange presents. Christmas Decorations in Peru With a greater outside influence from North America and Europe Christmas trees are slowly starting to appear. While Christmas trees are becoming more popular, traditionally the gifts are brought by Santa Claus, or Nino Jesus and placed near the retablo (manger scene) and most homes still do not have a tree. In some cases, particularly in the Andean region, gifts are not changed until the Epiphany on January 6th and brought by the Three Wise Men.
These similarities allowed the Aboriginal funeral ritual and the Christian funeral ritual to merge. Colonization has changed the way Aboriginals carry out funerals in a dramatic way. In modern days it would be highly unpractical and illegal, to burn down the house of a deceased person, so relatives leave the house and close it up until the elders say the spirit has departed. Although the traditional process has not been lost, it is now accompanied by a Christian funeral procession. Usually, after burial, there is a wake where relatives and friends celebrate the life of the lost one; this wake may involve traditional dancing and songs.
I think my cookies are so good that, I could sell them for the holidays. Who doesn’t want a great tasty treat that everyone in the family could enjoy and come back for more? I’m going to teach you how to make the best golden brown cherry chocolate chip cookies. This recipe has been in my family for decades, it’s a great way to get the family together to talk and catch up on something’s. My family usually makes these cookies around the holiday time.
Broadly defined, carols express religious joy and are often associated to the Christmas season. Carols are also used to describe late medieval English songs on various subjects with a verse and refrain. It is unclear when the first carol was written but it is believed that circa 1350 to 1550 is the golden age of English carols. During the 14th century carols became a popular religious song form. The theme often revolved around a saint, the Christ child or the Virgin Mary, at times blending two languages such as English and Latin.